While there’s still no Australian availability announcements for the Moto Z or Moto Z Force phones announced at Lenovo Tech World back in June, Lenovo has gone ahead and announced a third model in the family – the Moto Z Play.
The Moto Z Play is compatible with the full range of Moto Mods announced for the original Moto Z and Moto Z Force, including the new True Zoom Hasselblad camera Mod. It has the same glass back panel as its siblings, but a slightly more mid-range spec sheet.
The Moto Z Play is being priced at $449USD, placing it at the mid-range of devices. It has a 5.5″ FullHD 1080P display and runs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor with 3GB of RAM and comes with 32GB of on-board storage and yes it has a microSD card slot with support for cards up to 2TB.
The Moto Z Play includes a 16MP camera with f/2.0 aperture and laser auto focus and phase detection – it also has a 5MP selfie cam with f/2.2 aperture.
Battery is key with the Play series and with a 3510 mAh inside, Lenovo are claiming that the Moto Z Play has their ‘longest-lasting battery ever’ with up to 50 hours of use. The phone will also charge up 9 hours of use in 15 minutes with Turbo Power charging through the USB-C port.
Unlike the other Moto Z models in the range, the Moto Z Play does include a 3.5mm port so you can plug in a standard pair of earphones.
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| Key Specifications: | Moto Z Play |
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| Release date | October 2015 |
| Screen size | 5.5-inch |
| Screen technology | AMOLED |
| Resolution | 1,920 x 1,080 |
| PPI | 403 |
| Rear camera | 16MP |
| Rear aperture | f/2.0 |
| Front camera | 5MP |
| Front aperture | f/2.2 |
| Chipset | Snapdragon 625 |
| Core config | 8x 2 GHz |
| RAM | 3GB |
| Storage | 32GB |
| MicroSD | Yes, up to 2TB |
| Battery | 3,510 mAh |
| Battery removable | — |
| Connector | USB C |
| Headphone Port | Yes |
| Headphone Location | — |
| Speaker Configuration | — |
| WIFI standards | 802.11 a/b/g/n |
| Bluetooth standards |
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| NFC | Yes |
| Location | A-GPS |
| Android OS | Android 6.0 |
| Vendor skin | — |
| Dimensions | 156.4 x 76.4 x 6.99mm |
| Weight | 165g |
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The Moto Z Play will be available in Black/Silver/Black Slate or White/Fine Gold/Sugar White when it goes on-sale ‘globally’ this month. There’s no word on whether that includes Australia yet, but we’ll be reaching out to Motorola for more information.
As of 7/12/16 Motorola Australia still have no idea if the moto z force will even be released in Australia. A bit disappointing.
This will probably be my next. Replacing my Moto X Force, which has been a spectacular phone for my needs.
Hope all these come down under!